A profound (and deeply disturbing) look at darkness within.
It watches like a dream, and yet feels all to real. It taps into something deep and unsettling that we all somehow know but don't care to look at. "It's a strange world"... "Strange" that beautiful and terrifying exist so closely together, and maybe even associated at times... Maybe even living within us all.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This started strong, and was a beautifully made movie. Definitely spectacular.
The setup felt good... Even really good... But at about the halfway mark it started to feel to me a little too slapped together of all the Alien tropes - done well, but everything moving too fast to really hold together for me.
In particular, the gestation and subsequent development of the xenomorphs felt far too rushed, and we seemed to arrive at full-grown xenomorph in a matter of…
Such a beautiful movie, and incredibly unique. Slow, but captivating. I was surprised that even my 2 year old was enthralled with it (it helped that we were talking with him, asking him what he was seeing, etc.). Having moved many times in my childhood, I can really relate to the excitement/fear/joy of exploration and discovery depicted in this movie.
This movie says so much about imagination and the magic of childhood, but also carries some deep messages about how…
I was captivated. Incredible performances that are not only completely convincing of a different era, but also of fragile and fracturing mindstates. Of course, the visuals and sound design contribute to that in a large way, and serve to transport the viewer into a different reality where superstition and mythology are entirely believable and terrifying. What a masterfully woven tale, and beautifully realized.
There are layers to this film that I'm not ready to speak to, but to say the least, it's left me with a lot to consider... For me, that's the mark of a great film.
